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The Dionysus Villa in Dion in Macedonia (Greece) is a sprawling, luxurious private residence dating to the 2nd century CE. The villa complex was originally built with five interconnecting tetrastyle courtyards and atrium gardens. It was modified...

The Great Thermal Baths were the largest and most lavish baths built in Roman Dion in Macedonia (Greece). They were built in the late 2nd century CE and abutted the southern city wall. The extensive underfloor hypocaust heating system and...

The Roman Odeum of Dion in Macedona (Greece) was built in the late 2nd century CE. The small, covered theatre was used for concerts, plays, pantomimes, poetry, and musical performances. It had seating for around 400 spectators.

The Hellenistic Theatre at Dion in Macedon with Mount Olympus in the background. The theatre was built into a natural hill during the 3rd century BCE. It underwent several phases of modification during the reign of Philip V (r. 221-179 BCE...

A portrait by Nuno Gonçalves of Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460), one of the prime instigators of the Portuguese Empire. (National Museum of Art, Lisbon)

Mount Pico in the Azores archipelago, North Atlantic. 2,351 metres (7,713 ft).

Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne. Photo by Jo Murricane

Stamped Brick with the mark of Legio VII Gemina. Interpretation Center of Roman León at Casona de Puerta Castillo, León, Spain.

Reenactor with the emblem of Legio VII Gemina on the third day of the Roman fair held in the district of Navia, Vigo, 24 August 2014.

The Faial volcanic crater in the Azores archipelago, North Atlantic. The Azores were colonized by the Portuguese from the 15th century.